Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< if they have no expiration date then you need to estimate the likelihood of being cashed over time and release the deferred revenue under the same profile. Most companies will have released all of the revenue within 2-3 years of issuance. >>> That being the case, then one reason for Disney to continue to issue Disney Dollars is this: <<< I've some left from our last visit, but I think I will keep them as a souvenir. >>> Nobody is going to collect unspent Gift Cards just for their collectable value. Even if there are people out there that want to collect all of the Gift Card designs, they can do so with unactivated cards. But in addition to the normal breakage from loss, etc., Disney Dollars have additional breakage from people collecting and never spending them. To whatever extent this occurs, it's additional free money for Disney. I wonder if it's enough to justify keeping them around and continuing to issue new series each year.
Originally Posted By u k fan I remember being given some $1 dollar denomination notes that were signed by characters. That's a pretty good wheeze because who's going to spend a signed dollar when it means they don't have to queue just to fill another page in their autograph book? It's like Disney having a license to print their own money or something!!!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>It's like Disney having a license to print their own money or something!!!<< Technically it's scrip, as it isn't honored or accepted by anyone other than Disney.
Originally Posted By elene Which store in Tomorrowland has the uncirculated Disney dollars? I'd rather buy them there than at Guest Relations. I used to buy them at Disneyana but last time I asked there they told me I could only get them at Guest Relations.
Originally Posted By DSNYLD Does anyone remember the round Lion King (pog type) disney dollars from around 2005???
Originally Posted By elene Are you talking about the "Coins of the Kingdom"--I think that is what they were called.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<Nobody is going to collect unspent Gift Cards just for their collectable value. Even if there are people out there that want to collect all of the Gift Card designs, they can do so with unactivated cards.>> I'm going to ask what's probably a dumb question: How do you get an unactivated gift card? I always assumed that the only ways to get a gift card were to activate one or get one from someone who had spent all the value on it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry << How do you get an unactivated gift card? >> Just look near the cash register or a stand-alone rack in most supermarkets. There are tons of gift cards for all sorts of merchants, probably including Disney. The reason they can leave those cards just hanging around even though they are cash equivalents and could easily be pocketed is that they have no value until they are activated at the cash register. I'm pretty sure that I've seen stacks of them at DL near the registers, although this may have been when they first came out and they wanted to promote them. Anyway, just pick one up and walk away with it - it's unlikely anyone would care.
Originally Posted By just another guest Depends on the year but some are going for 3-5 times their cash value.
Originally Posted By monorailblue BTW, gift cards in California cannot have an expiration date or any charge for non-use. Disney Dollars are a great collectible. I have a nice variety from 1987 to about 1993 and enjoy looking at them--and at $1 and $5 (the only denominations for a while)--they're very inexpensive by Disney standards.
